A 2185: Defines therapeutic agriculture for the purposes of community gardens as the use of agricultural activities as a means of promoting physical, mental and emotional well-being, rehabilitation and therapy for certain individuals.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2185 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, STIRPE, RAGA, ROSENTHAL, GLICK, ZACCARO, ANGELINO, DiPIETRO, BENDETT, MANKTELOW, K. BROWN, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to defining therapeutic agriculture for purposes of community gardens The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 31-g of the agriculture and markets law is amended 2 by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. "Therapeutic agriculture" shall mean the use of agricultural activ- 4 ities, including farming, gardening, and animal husbandry, as a means of 5 promoting physical, mental and emotional well-being, rehabilitation, and 6 therapy for individuals with physical or mental health conditions, disa- 7 bilities or other special needs. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00468-01-5